Improvement in sheep-shed and back



hitch 1 tetra gaunt GABRIEL'McWILLIAM S, 0 FOSTORIIA, 01110.

' Letters Patent No. 69,925, dated October 15, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHEEP-SHED AND BACK.

To ALL WH M IT MAY'CONOERN:

Be it known that I, GABRIEL MCWILLI'AMS, of Fostoria, in the countyof'Seneca, andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImpreyements in a Sheep-Shed and Rack; and I do, hereby declare that thefollowing is afull and'complete description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings making apart of this specification, inwhich- 7 Figurel is a sideview. of the shed and house.

Figure 2 is a top view. I I

Figure 3 is a front view.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the views.

In the drawing, A represents the shed, which may be constructed of anydesirable size, according to the size of the flock. The roof 'of thisshed is made arching, and is constructed of ordinary thin boards, sprunginto an arch by bending them for that purpose, and securing the same byany desirable means. Accessis had to the inside of this shed through thedoors B, fig. 3,'made in one end of the shed. Along each side of the,shed, and secured to the same, is a rack, 0, fig. 1, the upper rail ofwhich is pivoted to the shed at the 'points' X,so that'the'. rack canbelifted up for cleaning out the same, or other needful purposes, andwhich is secured when down by a pin, D, passing through the end of theshed into the rail of the rack. The bars of this rack are so close toeach pther as-to, prevent the sheep from thrusting in their headsthrough, allowing their noses only to pass through'to reach the'hay, andthus they are prevented from having their-heads and necks fillhd withdust and hay-seed, andfrom picking and mussing about the hay, andwasting it, as they necessarily ,do when allowed to get-their'heads inamongst it. The slanting side 'of the rack, formed by the roof of theshed, allows the hay to.slide down and press against thebars as fast asthe sheep may eat it away, and thus it is at all times kept within reachof the animals,fresh and clean; hence but little waste will eccurinfeeding. This shed, being constructed in a light but substantial manner,is easily moved from place to place, and thus the accumulated waste anddropping cair be easily gathered up, or by frequent changing of the shedbe distributed over the field without labor, and at the same timeaffording a warm and comfortable covering to the animals.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The herein-described shed and rack, constructed in the manner and forthe purpose substantially as set forth.

GABRIEL McWIIiLIAMS.

Witnesses J. W. 'Bnxcxsn, T B. Jscoss,

